Luke 13:6

Luke 13:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.
• New International Version (NIV)Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He also spoke this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.

Context of Luke 13:6

4Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower in Siloam fell on them, do you think they were worse offenders than all the others who live in Jerusalem? 5No, I tell you! But unless you repent you will all perish as well!” Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it and found none. 7So he said to the worker who tended the vineyard, ‘For three years now, I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and each time I inspect it I find none. Cut it down! Why should it continue to deplete the soil?’ 8But the worker answered him, ‘Sir, leave it alone this year too, until I dig around it and put fertilizer on it.

Luke 13:6 word by word

Ἔλεγεν δὲ ταύτην τὴν παραβολήν· συκῆν εἶχέν τις πεφυτευμένην ἐν τῷ ἀμπελῶνι αὐτοῦ καὶ ἦλθεν ζητῶν καρπὸν ἐν αὐτῇ καὶ οὐχ εὗρεν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He spakeλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• alsoδέde · thenG1161
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• parableὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• parableπαραβολήparabolē · parableG3850
• A certainτιςtis · oneG5100
• hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• a fig treeσυκῆsukē · fig treeG4808
• plantedφυτεύωphuteuō · to plantG5452
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• vineyardἀμπελώνampelōn · vineyardG290
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• he cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• and soughtζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
• fruitκαρπόςkarpos · fruitG2590
• foundεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• noneοὐou · noG3756

Cross-references for Luke 13:6

• Psalms 80:8You uprooted a vine from Egypt; you drove out nations and transplanted it.
• Isaiah 5:1I will sing to my love – a song to my lover about his vineyard. My love had a vineyard on a fertile hill.
• Jeremiah 2:21I planted you in the land like a special vine of the very best stock. Why in the world have you turned into something like a wild vine that produces rotten, foul-smelling grapes?
• Matthew 21:19After noticing a fig tree by the road he went to it, but found nothing on it except leaves. He said to it, “Never again will there be fruit from you!” And the fig tree withered at once.
• Mark 11:12Now the next day, as they went out from Bethany, he was hungry.
• Luke 20:10When harvest time came, he sent a slave to the tenants so that they would give him his portion of the crop. However, the tenants beat his slave and sent him away empty-handed.
• Matthew 21:34When the harvest time was near, he sent his slaves to the tenants to collect his portion of the crop.
• John 15:16You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that remains, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.
• Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
• Philippians 4:17I do not say this because I am seeking a gift. Rather, I seek the credit that abounds to your account.

Commentaries on Luke 13:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6A certain man - Many meanings are given to this parable, and divines may abound in them; the sense which our Lord designed to convey by it appears to be the following: - A person, , God Almighty. Had a fig tree, the Jewish Church. Planted in his vineyard - established in the land of Judea. He came seeking fruit - he required that the Jewish people should walk in righteousness, in proportion to the spiritual culture he bestowed on them. The vine-dresser…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6This parable - See the notes at Matthew 13:3. Vineyard - A place where vines were planted. It was not common to plant fig-trees in them, but our Lord represents it as having been sometimes done.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-9Verses 6-9 This parable of the barren fig-tree is intended to enforce the warning given just before: the barren tree, except it brings forth fruit, will be cut down. This parable in the first place refers to the nation and people of the Jews. Yet it is, without doubt, for awakening all that enjoy the means of grace, and the privileges of the visible church. When God has borne long, we may hope that he will bear with us yet a little longer, but we cannot…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6a fig tree: People sometimes described Israel as a fig tree without fruit or a vineyard that God would judge (Isaiah 5:1–7; Micah 7:1–2; see Jeremiah 8:13; 24:1–10; Hosea 9:10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-96-9. fig tree--Israel, as the visible witness of God in the world, but generally all within the pale of the visible Church of God; a familiar figure (compare Is 5:1-7; Joh 15:1-8, &c.). vineyard--a spot selected for its fertility, separated from the surrounding fields, and cultivated with special care, with a view solely to fruit. came and sought fruit--a heart turned to God; the fruits of righteousness; compare Mt 21:33, 34, and Is 5:2, "He looked that…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 13:6

• Church
• Fig Tree
• God Continued...
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judgment
• Probation
• Reproof
• Responsibility
• Unfaithfulness
• Unfruitfulness
• Vineyard
• Wicked (People)
• Works

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• Mark, the Gospel According to
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Commentaries on Luke 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings